Individual arrested in Madrid for transferring money to Syria to fund the return of foreign terrorist fighters to Europe

On 9 June 2020, Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in arresting a man in Madrid suspected of transferring money between several European and Arabian countries via the Hawala informal money transfer system with the aim of reintroducing foreign terrorist fighters in Europe.

Article Link: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/individual-arrested-in-madrid-for-transferring-money-to-syria-to-fund-return-of-foreign-terrorist-fighters-to-europe